Miller confident in party title

Posted Mar 6, 2007 by By Neil Johnson

Updated Mar 6, 2007 at 10:00 PM

The gathering at what Tampa City Council member Gwen Miller confidently called her “victory party” at The Italian Club was a lot like the Ybor City sidewalks outside: quiet for now.

With a large number of precincts not counted, Miller was quietly sure that she would maintain her lead through the citywide District 1 race. But with five opponents splitting the vote, she also said she would not be surprised if she wound up in a run-off.

Though the gathering of family and supporters was relatively quiet with adults glued to a laptop computer showing the latest results and children scampering around the tables and chairs, Miller predicted things would grow livlier later in the evening.